List: adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
Adjectival nouns (keiyō-dōshi) or adjectives finishing in な before they modify a noun.
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- rational, reasonable, logical
popular な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- most suitable, optimum, optimal, best
popular な adjective adjective (generic)
- humane
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- sincere, honest, faithful
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の adjective (generic) な adjective
- equality (esp. of status), equal footing, equal terms
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun taking the genitive case particle の noun noun (generic)
- single, simple, sole, individual, unitary
popular JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- famous, noted, eminent, prominent, distinguished, celebrated
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N1 な adjective adjective (generic) noun noun (generic)
- disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful, woeful
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- doubt, suspicion, question, strangeness
popular JLPT N1 noun noun (generic) な adjective adjective (generic)
- dissatisfaction, discontent, disapproval, objection, complaint, protest, disagreement